Lima Wins Best Animation Award at Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival
PayvandNews - Animation Lima directed by Afshin Roshanbakht and Vahid Jafari received the best animation award at the 10th Scottish…
Month: October 2016
Iran: Overturn Stadium Restrictions for Women
PayvandNews- The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) should cease awarding Iran the right to host FIVB international tournaments until the country…
Iran Disrupts IS Plot to Bomb Religious Commemorations, State Media Says
VOA - Iran has disrupted an Islamic State bombing plot targeting the Shi'ite religious commemoration of Ashoura, according to state…
Iranian schoolgirls allegedly flogged after their parents failed to pay £7 tuition fees
IBTimes - A group of Iranian schoolgirls were reportedly flogged because their parents owed less than £7 ($8.50) in tuition fees.…
Is Turkey ditching Saudi Arabia for Iran?
Al-monitor — In recent years, tension between Iran and Turkey has been rooted in differences over regional developments rather than…
Seven Years Later No Official Held Accountable for 5 Deaths and Torture of Dozens at Kahrizak
Iranhumanrighst.org - Families of the detainees who died after they were tortured in the Kahrizak Detention Center in 2009 and…
Woman Sentenced to 6 years in Prison for Unpublished Story and Facebook Posts Rejects Prison Summons
Iranhumanrights.org - Four months after her husband was unexpectedly forced to begin serving his 19-year prison sentence for his peaceful…
Millions of Shia Muslims observe Ashura worldwide
PayvandNews - Millions of Shia Muslims in Iran and other parts of the world are commemorating Ashura, which marks the…
Iran: 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman faces imminent execution after grossly unfair trial
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman who was…
Five reasons Rouhani will be president for another term
Al-monitor — Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attempt at a political comeback came to an abrupt end following his reported…